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Journal of Plankton Research Vol.25 no.5 pp.573-577, 2003
© Oxford University Press 2003

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Effects of temperature and body size on the clearance rate of Oikopleura dioica

Fredrik Broms and Peter Tiselius*

Department Of Marine Ecology, Göteborg University, Kristineberg Marine Research Station, S-450 34 Fiskebäckskil, Sweden

* Corresponding Author: peter.tiselius{at}kmf.gu.se

The effects of temperature and body size on the clearance rate of the appendicularian Oikopleura dioica were investigated. The clearance rate increased with the trunk length of the animals according to a power function with exponent 3.2 ± 0.17 (range 2.9–3.8). The intercepts of the three regressions were significantly different with the highest rates at 20°C, corresponding to a Q10 value of 1.78 (10–20°C).


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